Cataract River (Michigan)
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| Cataract River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mud Lake |
| • elevation | [1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Michigan |
• elevation | 584 ft (178 m)[2] |
The Cataract River is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km)[3] river in Newton Township, Mackinac County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
The river rises from Mud Lake[1] at 45°59′59″N 85°39′38″W / 45.99972°N 85.66056°W[2] in southern Newton Township. It flows south approximately one half mile and receives the outflow from Stone Lake,[4] then continues to the south and west just under one mile into Lake Michigan at 45°59′15″N 85°38′36″W / 45.98750°N 85.64333°W[2] between Point Patterson[5] and Needle Point[6]
